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[673.82 --> 676.08] to our verse, in verse 6,
[676.20 --> 676.80] where it says,
[676.80 --> 678.92] seek the Lord while he may be found.
[679.32 --> 681.10] Call on him while he is near.
[681.72 --> 682.48] Let the wicked,
[683.76 --> 684.42] that's us,
[684.76 --> 686.54] let the wicked forsake their ways
[686.54 --> 688.30] and the unrighteous their thoughts.
[688.86 --> 690.74] Let them turn to the Lord,
[691.04 --> 692.42] and he will have mercy on them.
[692.66 --> 694.28] Let them turn to God,
[694.58 --> 696.28] for he will abundantly forgive.
[696.44 --> 698.24] I know it says freely forgive in our
[698.24 --> 700.46] God-ordained NIV passage,
[700.46 --> 704.10] but abundantly makes it better to understand.
[704.68 --> 706.04] God always forgives.
[706.28 --> 707.50] He is slow to anger,
[708.00 --> 709.66] and is abounding in love,
[710.04 --> 711.34] and is loving mercy.
[713.46 --> 715.48] So, you might,
[715.68 --> 717.48] if you didn't grow up in the church,
[718.22 --> 718.96] you might be thinking,
[719.06 --> 720.14] what is this guy talking about
[720.14 --> 721.60] when he keeps saying repenting?
[722.22 --> 722.42] Right?
[722.60 --> 724.42] What does repent mean?
[725.34 --> 725.56] Right?
[725.74 --> 726.58] When you think of it,
[726.64 --> 727.46] do you think of,
[727.66 --> 729.50] like, feeling sorry and apologizing
[729.50 --> 730.60] for something you did wrong?
[731.32 --> 733.30] Feeling guilty and feeling bad for yourself?
[734.38 --> 736.34] Being motivated to try harder, maybe?
[736.50 --> 737.22] To shape up?
[738.14 --> 739.10] Seeking forgiveness?
[740.64 --> 741.52] Yes, like,
[741.60 --> 744.36] these are parts of what it means to repent.
[745.18 --> 746.46] But let's make it simpler.
[746.80 --> 748.16] What does that word actually,
[748.84 --> 750.58] how is that word actually defined?
[751.36 --> 752.96] The word, the verb,
[753.16 --> 753.98] it's an action word,
[754.06 --> 754.62] to repent,
[755.00 --> 758.08] is simply meaning to turn around 180 degrees.
[758.08 --> 760.28] So, if you leave your house,
[760.34 --> 761.70] and you forgot to take your keys,
[762.08 --> 764.40] to repent is to turn around 180 degrees,
[764.52 --> 765.60] to go get your keys.
[765.88 --> 767.46] That's simply what that verb means.
[768.48 --> 771.84] But in our biblical gospel context then,
[772.76 --> 774.92] to turn 180 degrees,
[775.04 --> 776.64] away from our wicked ways,
[776.86 --> 778.60] and turn to the right way,
[779.10 --> 780.84] means to turn to the way of God.
[781.46 --> 782.58] To the way of truth,
[782.94 --> 784.48] to the way of righteousness.
[784.48 --> 787.66] In other words,
[788.08 --> 790.90] it's to live in the way of blessing,
[791.24 --> 793.10] as opposed to the way of curse,
[793.88 --> 794.48] and death,
[794.86 --> 795.30] and sin.
[796.10 --> 799.16] This is the key theme that we will look at,
[799.36 --> 802.32] as we trace that throughout the whole Bible story in the new year.
[802.54 --> 803.44] That's our next series.
[803.44 --> 806.52] And as mentioned,
[807.12 --> 808.86] so turning to the right way,
[809.04 --> 809.98] to the way of blessing,
[810.88 --> 812.46] part of this repenting then,
[812.94 --> 814.68] is to ask for forgiveness.
[815.52 --> 815.88] Why?
[817.06 --> 820.30] Because we constantly live in the way of curse,
[820.48 --> 821.30] and brokenness,
[821.42 --> 822.88] and we fall to our temptations,
[823.00 --> 823.62] and our weaknesses,
[823.82 --> 824.26] and sins.
[825.22 --> 827.66] So, we seek God in repentance,
[827.66 --> 829.58] so that we can turn to Him,
[829.62 --> 830.44] and His ways.
[830.44 --> 834.52] We confess our shortcomings,
[834.74 --> 835.54] and brokenness,
[835.60 --> 836.90] and seek God for forgiveness.
[837.62 --> 838.14] And that's why,
[838.28 --> 839.82] even as we gather for worship,
[840.10 --> 840.96] our worship leaders,
[841.46 --> 842.98] lead us in a prayer of confession,
[843.12 --> 844.18] during our worship time.
[845.32 --> 846.72] But here's the catch.
[847.36 --> 847.54] Right?
[848.30 --> 850.52] Yes, it is to seek forgiveness.
[851.46 --> 853.10] But the main key,
[854.00 --> 854.72] to repenting,
[854.80 --> 855.68] is to repent,
[855.94 --> 858.30] and ask God for forgiveness.
[858.74 --> 859.50] That's the key.
[859.50 --> 861.64] You're not just feeling sorry for yourself.
[861.82 --> 862.98] You're not just feeling guilty,
[862.98 --> 864.20] because you did something wrong.
[864.82 --> 867.00] It is to turn to our God,
[867.72 --> 869.54] and asking Him for forgiveness.
[870.66 --> 871.18] Why?